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| Hamas continues to hunt down Fatah members |
| 2009-02-09 |
| The Gaza war is over, but Hamas forces in the Gaza Strip continue to mercilessly hunt down members of the rival Fatah movement of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, human rights officials told Israel's Ynet news service on Sunday. Hamas leaders accuse many of the Fatah loyalists still in Gaza of having collaborated with the Israelis during the three-week offensive against the Hamas infrastructure last month. Since the end of major military operations on January 19, at least six Fatah members are said to have been hunted down and executed, and several others have been detained for "questioning." During the war, entire prisons full of Fatah members and other suspected collaborators with Israel were summarily executed by Hamas and its supporters. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #4 I think we've squandered way too much money on Palestinians of whatever stripe. The results we've gotten so far don't seem to justify any more. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-02-09 11:53 |
| #3 Glenmore, your suggestion is one I'm led to believe was tried before and was a big part of Hamas coming to power in the first place. Gazans saw Abbas and Fatah as a bunch of corrupt, traitors and from what I've read they were right. Now, a traitor to the "Kill the Juice" movement is okay in my book but I can see that the Gazans might not agree. So I don't think your idea has a "hearts and minds" component. But, my real aversion to it is that Fatah seems to be made up of corrupt, incompetent cowards! So, this would more than likely wind up rearming Hamas. Other than this, I'd say go for it and screw the "hearts & minds". |
| Posted by: AlanC 2009-02-09 10:09 |
| #2 Provide Fatah with intel and ammo and pass the popcorn. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-02-09 08:01 |
| #1 Deafening silence from the MSM |
| Posted by: phil_b 2009-02-09 07:04 |